In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called ...

Some fellow teachers and I kicked off the long weekend with a get-together on the porch of a local restaurant. One teacher was accompanied by her young son, who spent most of his time with us ...

Despite broad efforts in recent years to identify children with autism early, many continue to go undiagnosed for years. New research suggests that genetics may explain why. Kids who receive an autism ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Former WCCO anchor Don Shelby hiked some of the highest peaks in Alaska, sought craggy sheets of ice to climb on frozen waterfalls and rode some of Minnesota’s toughest terrain on a ...

Discover why synchronization is more than coincidence it’s a hidden force shaping biology, technology, and society. Trump prepared to invoke Insurrection Act if courts, lawmakers delay National Guard ...

For the last five-plus years, killer whales have been ramming – and in some cases sinking – expensive yachts, sailboats and fishing boats in the crystalline waters off the coasts of Spain, Portugal, ...

China’s latest nature reserve is a rock in the middle of one of the world’s most contested waterways. On Wednesday, the Chinese government approved a proposal to establish a national nature reserve at ...

Deion Sanders is reportedly close to making his first significant change of the 2025 season by naming Ryan Staub as Colorado's starting quarterback for Friday's game against Houston over highly-touted ...

Two women who were punched while walking in Lincoln Park and the Loop said they were attacked by the same man. Other women also have been assaulted, and the man accused in the attacks has a long ...

Once upon a time, the English language was full of stories with “blossoms,” “rivers,” and “moss.” But these words are disappearing from our vocabularies — and along with them, our connection to the ...

My daughter, Alice, is almost two, and quite funny. Although she can say short sentences—“I need cake!”—her humor isn’t particularly verbal. Instead, she giggles while stumbling around in grownup ...